(Reuters) -Five U.S. soldiers were shot and wounded at the Fort Stewart Army base in the state of Georgia on Wednesday. Here are some other mass shootings at U.S. military bases in recent years: * December 2019: A Saudi Air Force lieutenant shot andkilled three people and wounded eight others at a U.S. Navy basein …
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By Nandita Bose WASHINGTON (Reuters) -A dinner for senior administration officials at Vice President JD Vance’s residence to discuss topics including the Trump administration’s handling of the Jeffrey Epstein case has been canceled after news of it leaked, a source familiar with the matter said. A spokesman for Vance said the dinner, first reported by …
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NEW YORK (Reuters) -A U.S. jury deadlocked on Wednesday on money laundering and sanctions evasion charges against the founder of Tornado Cash, a firm that makes cryptocurrency transactions harder to track. The jury in Manhattan federal court could not reach a verdict on charges Roman Storm conspired to launder the proceeds of hacks, including by …
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WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. Senator Marsha Blackburn, one of President Donald Trump’s staunchest allies in Congress, on Wednesday launched a run for governor of Tennessee in 2026, becoming the third sitting senator to launch a gubernatorial bid this year. Blackburn, who has served in the Senate and House of Representatives for more than two decades, will …
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By Courtney Rozen WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The Trump administration plans to slash terrorism prevention funding for New York City, according to a grant notice posted just days after a gunman killed four people inside a Manhattan skyscraper. The Federal Emergency Management Agency said in a grant notice posted on Friday that the United States’ largest city …
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By Andrea Shalal, Pete Schroeder and Nupur Anand WASHINGTON/NEW YORK (Reuters) -President Donald Trump on Tuesday said he believes that banks, including JPMorgan and Bank of America, discriminate against him and his supporters, as he prepares to act against banks for allegedly dropping customers for political reasons. Trump also said the country’s top two lenders …
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By Steve Gorman LOS ANGELES (Reuters) -Francis Ford Coppola, the acclaimed American director of “The Godfather” movies and “Apocalypse Now,” underwent a non-emergency cardiac procedure in a Rome hospital and is doing fine, he and a U.S.-based representative said on Tuesday. “Mr. Coppola went in for a scheduled update procedure” performed by renowned Italian-born cardiologist …
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By Joseph Ax (Reuters) -The escalating political fight over the Texas congressional map is spreading across other states across the country, triggering an unprecedented mid-decade redistricting arms race with the balance of power in Washington at stake. At President Donald Trump’s urging, Texas Republicans have proposed new congressional districts aimed at flipping five Democrat-held U.S. …
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By Jonathan Stempel (Reuters) -A divided U.S. appeals court revived a lawsuit against an Indiana school district by a former high school music teacher who objected to being required to call transgender students by their chosen names. The 7th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals said the Brownsburg school district near Indianapolis did not show that …
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(Reuters) -The U.S. Food and Drug Administration on Tuesday approved Ajovy, an injection made by Israeli drugmaker Teva Pharma, to help prevent migraines in children aged six and older who weigh 45 kilograms or more. This is the first time a drug has been approved for preventing migraines in children. The injection is given once …
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